Llyr Gruffydd: Therefore, I’m not going to ask a question about the decision. What I am going to ask is: how can we have confidence that the enthusiasm that the Government’s evaluation refers to won’t be undermined by the decision not to continue with Hwb+? You didn’t respond to an earlier question on the provision of Welsh-medium resources, because one of the frustrations noted in ‘Cracking the...
Llyr Gruffydd: Will you take an intervention, then?
Llyr Gruffydd: Would you take an intervention?
Llyr Gruffydd: Will you take an intervention?
Llyr Gruffydd: Yes. Thank you very much. Are you, therefore, suggesting that she's only guilty because she was caught?
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Well, it says it all, doesn’t it? For the first time in 15 years, the Conservatives are pleased to congratulate the Labour Government on their actions, but they will be known through their actions, of course. A week, of course, is a long time in politics, but in this case, a week and two days have passed since the finance Secretary visited the...
Llyr Gruffydd: 8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the procurement of health services in North Wales? OAQ52117
Llyr Gruffydd: In response to questions from Plaid Cymru on proposals to privatise dialysis services in north Wales, you said, on 30 January, that you were entirely opposed to privatisation: 'We are completely against privatisation'. Those were your words. We now hear that Betsi Cadwaladr is proceeding with plans to privatise those dialysis services across north Wales. The staff tell me that they don't want...
Llyr Gruffydd: May I ask for an early statement on SchoolBeat and its funding? It's a matter that I and others have raised regularly over the past few months. There is some uncertainty. The service doesn't know whether it will be able to persist until the Government makes a decision on its funding. It's an important service, with police forces going into schools to work with pupils and staff on...
Llyr Gruffydd: May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement this afternoon? Like many Members, I do feel it's unfortunate that this report does create a tone that almost questions the voice of the victims and the families of the victims. We read sections of the report that talk about them recasting their experiences in light of things that have developed later. Questions are raised on the behaviour...
Llyr Gruffydd: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on outsourcing services in the public sector? OAQ52116
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you for that response, because an increasing number of local authorities in Wales have outsourced services to the private sector—look at the way in which the environmental enforcement service has been outsourced in many parts of Wales. Kingdom is the most prominent company in north Wales, and programmes such as Panorama and Y Byd ar Bedwar have outlined how the internal targets of...
Llyr Gruffydd: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the ban on neonicotinoids?
Llyr Gruffydd: As outlined by my Plaid Cymru colleague a moment ago, of course, the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority executive panel met yesterday to discuss cuts of £1.9 million to its budget to balance the books for the next financial year, and the proposals still include, of course, cuts to front-line services. Now, in practical terms, that could mean losing one of the two whole-time fire engines...
Llyr Gruffydd: I support this motion to agree the Assembly's dignity and respect policy. It is an important contribution to providing greater clarity on a number of aspects of important issues, that is what the expectations of the National Assembly for Wales are of anyone who is involved with the institution, what constitutes inappropriate behaviour, what you should do if you want to make a complaint about...
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I want to focus my comments on the need to ensure equal access for children to early-years education. I will start by sharing a statistic with you: over half of children from disadvantaged areas in Wales will start school with deficient communication skills. Indeed, children from the poorest 20 per cent of the population, by the time they are...
Llyr Gruffydd: Well, if you've written and spoken about it for seven years, you don't need to tell me; you should tell your own Government. I'll come on to Flying Start in a minute, because you do make a valid point, but I'll address that in a moment.
Llyr Gruffydd: Therefore, I’ve outlined why I believe it’s important that we commit to provide free childcare for all children at three and four years old, as a means of tackling this inequality that I have referred to. This debate is timely because just this morning we started to scrutinise the childcare funding Bill that this Government has brought forward, and that policy, brought forward by...
Llyr Gruffydd: 'Not only is this Bill likely to disadvantage children of non-working household disproportionately, it is also unlikely to achieve its main aim.'
Llyr Gruffydd: She also says:
